Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Return of Noah ❯ The Blue-Eyes Necklace ( Chapter 8 )

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Chapter Eight - The Blue-Eyes Necklace

After working in Seto's office that day, Ren decided to visit the mall to do a little shopping.

"Excuse me ma'am." Ren called out to the lady at the jewelry store. "Could I place an order for something I need made?"

"Oh, yes of course!" Said the old lady with a smile. "What is it you'd like to order, or perhaps you'd like something customized or custom made here."

"Well actually I do have an idea for a symbol I'd like you to place on this blank silver rectangle looking thing." Ren held up a piece of thin silver in the shape of a rectangle, having a hole at the top in which a silver necklace could be placed. Ren then pulled out a picture from a magazine and handed it to the old lady. "I'd like to have this inscribed into it. Also I'd like the name Seto Kaiba placed on the back of that rectangle."

"Okay, I believe I should have it done by this evening. Just come by around five or so and pick it up." The old lady said as she finished the paper she was filling out for the order.

"Thanks a lot!" Ren yelled as she walked out of the store.
had only been at the mall for twenty minutes and it was already two o' clock.

"Guess I could head back to the Kaiba mansion." Ren said as she turned to exit the mall. Ren found the limo that had drove her to the mall and hopped inside. As the limo drove her to the mansion Ren visualized the bravery of Seto the night before. She was more then grateful to him for what he had done for her and hence why she bought him a customized necklace. Maybe he wasn't such a bad guy after all.
limo stopped just at the front door of the Kaiba mansion and Ren stepped out of the limo and headed towards the door. She pushed it open and walked inside to an empty looking home.
wouldn't be there until six, at least that's what he promised her since he didn't want to go out to eat again. However, Mokuba was a different story.
"Mokuba! Mokuba!" Ren yelled through the long halls. "Hmm that's weird, I wonder where he could have gone? Of course this house is so big I'm surprised if he can hear me anyways."
went to the room she was staying in and turned on her laptop. After it was set up she loaded her chat program and tried to call Noah to see if he could talk for a bit.

"Hey Ren!" Noah finally answered the call and his face popped up on a screen on the laptop. "It's been a while. I haven't heard from you in so long. Where have you been?"

"Noah it's only been one day." Ren laughed a little at Noah's concern. "How have you been Noah? My father taking it easy on ya with the work thing?"

"Yeah I guess. But I've had to get up at six o' clock everyday now. Your father's been teaching me a lot though. I can see how he got such a great company going for him."

"Yeah that's dad for ya. Been like that since I can remember. Everyone loves him too cause he makes the lesson fun and interesting."

"Well, I wouldn't call everything interesting. Some of the stuff is a little boring. But to be honest with you I want to do as good as I can, so I'll work as hard as possible to achieve my goal of becoming president of Narrow Tech."

"Glad to hear you don't give up. Don't worry, I'm sure it'll get better from here."

"Oh yeah. Your father said you were staying with the Kaiba brothers for the rest of the week. Is that true?"

"Yeah, I guess father needed a little more time to work with you on these lessons." Ren said with a shrug.

"I guess. That means you'll probably be back by Friday afternoon. I'll ask your father. If that's the case then I guess I'll be seeing you in three more days." Noah said with a smile.

"Yeah, three more days."

"Well I gotta go. I'm on a break and I have to be back at the office in a minute or so."

"Where are you at now?" Ren asked.

"A little coffee shop down the road from Narrow Tech. I got a little thirsty and thought I might get a little something to hold me over." Noah held up a cup of coffee.

"Alright then. I guess I'll leave you to your work. Take care Noah." Ren said as Noah waved good bye. The screen went blank. Ren leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes for a few seconds as she tried to regain her focus.

"Hi Ren." Mokuba entered the room and ran to her.

"Oh hi Mokuba." Ren smiled at him warmly. "Where were you?"

"I was outside for a while."

"I see."

"Are you ready for dinner to night?" Mokuba asked. Ren had almost forgotten. The necklace!
arrived at the mall in the limo she normally transported in and ran inside to the jewelry store where her order was waiting.

"Hi, I'm here to pick up the order." Ren said aloud.

"Oh yes, right here dear." Said the lady with a smile as she handed Ren a brown bag with the necklace inside. Ren pulled out the necklace and gazed at it in aw. She then paid the nice old lady and quickly got back into the limo to go back to the mansion to be there for dinner.

"Where's Seto," Mokuba asked aloud. "He should have been here about an hour ago."

"I don't know, maybe we should just eat with out him." Ren replied with a sigh.
food had been sitting out for over forty minutes and both Ren and Mokuba we getting very hungry.

"I guess we can just dig in." Mokuba said as he picked up his fork. "Seto always told me if he wasn't at home in time for dinner to just eat without him because he'll probably be working late."

"You sure?" Ren questioned. Mokuba began eating his meal.

"Of course. Dig in Ren, it's delicious." So without further questioning Ren began eating the deliciously cooked meal and both her and mokuba finished quickly before heading off to bed. But Ren wasn't particularly ready for bed. She still had one more thing she had to take care of.
's limo pulled into the drive way at the front of the Kaiba mansion. He hopped out and calmly walked through the warm, windless night to the entrance of his mansion. He opened the door and walked quietly down the dank and lonely hall that led to his home office. He'd need to place his laptop and all his work that he'd need to file in his office. He opened the door to his office and turned on the lights. After filing his work he checked his business progress on his computer and then went to put away his laptop. He felt a bit of pain as he went to lift the laptop up to a high shelf. All his work he had put in that day had worn him out quite a bit and he was ready for rest. So without any thinking at all he plopped himself on his couch and closed his eyes as he tried to rest.a faint noise was heard and Seto immediately woke up from his light nap. It was Ren and she had a small box carried in her hands.

"Seto, I got you something," She said softly as Seto sat up right on the couch and rubbed his eyes. "You know, for what you did for me last night."
received the gift and opened the small box. Inside, in a neat set up, the necklace with a picture of his blue eyes was printed on the charm. Ren looked up at him and saw his surprised expression. But she couldn't tell if he was happy or not about the necklace.

"I guess I'll head to my room now." Ren said as she walked out of the office. She stole a quick glance at Seto to see if he was waiting to say something, but when she looked at him he could only give her the blank stare he had before. "Good Night Seto." Ren closed the door, leaving Seto all by himself. He took one last glance at the necklace and then ran his fingers along the markings of the blue-eyes picture. He picked the necklace out of the box and looked at it from top to bottom. Suddenly he saw it. His name was engraved at the back of the charm. Big words saying the name "Seto Kaiba". Seto smiled and unhooked the chain so he could try the necklace on. There it lay against his chest, just next to the duel monsters card locket he had around his neck. He looked in a mirror and smiled at the reflection before him.
next morning Ren woke up bright and early. It was Wednesday and Seto had promised to show Ren some of the inventions he had been working on for Kaiba Corp.

"I keep all my inventions in this building," Seto said as both him and Ren went down a hallway in the building. "All you have to remember is to not touch anything unless I say you can."

"Don't worry, I'm a good listener." Ren said with a smile. But her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of something shiny. It was Seto's necklace, the one she had given him. He had actually put it on.

Seto opened a door with a card key and walked out into a large hall. Ren followed.

"Seto," Ren said from behind Seto. He stopped. "What did you think of my gift? I see your wearing it today, so does that mean you like it?"
looked back at Ren for a brief moment and sigh. But instead of giving a response he only walked further down the hall to the door where he kept his inventions. He placed a card key in the card slot and sliced it through. The doors immediately opened revealing a colorful room filled not only with inventions and prototypes, but with computers and machine parts.

"Seto." Ren said faintly.

"What?"

"You didn't answer my question."
turned to face Ren and looked at the necklace he now held in his hands.

"Do you mean if I like it or not? Yes, despite it being a little out of what I'd consider to wear as jewelry, it actually has a nice picture and great work to it." Ren just stood there stunned at Seto's response. How come he had been so nice? He must have really liked the necklace. "What are you staring at? Come on, I have a lot of inventions and it'll take a while to show you how each one works."

"Thanks Seto." Ren said with a smile. "Thank you for being honest."